James Fields Jr- What We Know" Updayed page 1 and 4

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Samantha Bloom said her son had told her last week he was heading to an "alt right" rally in Virginia, the Blade reported.
"I try to stay out of his political views. I don't get too involved,” she told the newspaper.
"I told him to be careful," she said, "if they are going to rally, to make sure he is doing it peacefully." She then broke down in tears.
She later told the Associated Press that she believed the rally was to support President Trump, not white supremacy.
"I thought it had something to do with Trump. Trump’s not a white supremacist,” Bloom told the AP.

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“He had an African-American friend so ...,” she said, trailing off.

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An image circulated by the Anti-Defamation League appeared to show Fields standing with members of Vanguard America, a white nationalist group that helped organize the protest.

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On a Facebook page that appears to belong to Fields, photos included memes embraced by the alt right and some supporters of President Donald Trump, including Pepe the Frog and a portrait of a crowned Trump sitting on a throne.

Other posts contain more overt references to Nazism and white supremacy, including a cover photo of soldiers with an American flag and swastikas, and a baby portrait of Adolf Hitler.

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"It was quite clear he had some really extreme views and maybe a little bit of anger behind them," Weimer said. "Feeling, what's the word I'm looking for, oppressed or persecuted. He really bought into this white supremacist thing. He was very big into Nazism. He really had a fondness for Adolf Hitler."

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